Celebrate Lit / March 23, 2020

Turning Tide

About the Book Turning Tide

Book: Turning Tide

Author: Melody Carlson

Genre: Historical Fiction

Release Date: Feb 15, 2020

As the Great War rages on, Sunset Cove continues to feel its impact. Running the small-town newspaper, Anna McDowell can’t escape the grim reports from the other side of the world, but home-front challenges abound as well. Dr. Daniel is serving the wounded on the front lines. And Katy, expecting her first child, with her husband in the trenches, tries to support the war effort with her Red Cross club. Even as the war winds down the costs are high—and Sunset Cove is not spared.

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My Thoughts on Turning Tide:

I have loved this series and was excited to see what happened in this the last book of the series. Actually I really hope to see a new series come out that focuses on Lucy as she ages and then into the next war. It would be a great piece I think. I’d also love to see what the book Jim writes has in it!

When this book arrived I immediately delved into it. Recently I had to pick it up again though because it has an eery parallel to our lives right now. They had the Spanish Flu which was the great flu epidemic of 1918. It was horrible and took so many lives both overseas and in the US. Right now we’re dealing with the Coronavirus and I think we should take a page out of our ancestor’s books and learn how to quarantine. I hate seeing the parallel but I really hope that we can weather it and survive as our ancestors did. It will be interesting to read bout this pandemic in the years to come.

Now, this is an amazing book and I have truly loved the series. I’m lucky to have been able to review them all. Melody Carlson is a wonderful author who knows how to weave a story that you find yourself sucked into. You care for the characters and even love the ones who make themselves unloveable at times.

I highly recommend that you read this book but please read the series too. Start with book one and read your way through the whole series. You will love them and they will make so much more sense. They can be read alone but why would you want to miss out on a wonderful series and three other books by just reading this one? You wouldn’t. So pick up book one and read it and then on to the next! After all, we’re in isolation and quarantine because we don’t want to spread this virus to those most susceptible so time to read!!

Also, I need to mention the cover. I love the fashion of the teen years of 1900 and think the cover did a great job of capturing the fashion but also the mood of the novel. And I love that the colors aren’t too bright so Jim wouldn’t need his dark glasses.

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Celebrate Lit. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.

About the Author of Turning Tide

Melody Carlson has written more than 200 books (with sales of around 6.5 million) for teens, women, and children. That’s a lot of books, but mostly she considers herself a “storyteller.” Her young adult novels (Diary of a Teenage Girl, True Colors etc.) appeal to teenage girls around the world. Her annual Christmas novellas become more popular each year.

She’s won a number of awards (including RT’s Career Achievement Award, the Rita, and the Gold Medallion) and some of her books have been optioned for film/TV. Carlson has two grown sons and makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and yellow Lab dog.

More from Melody

Writing about the WW1 era has definitely been a good history lesson for me. Prohibition laws in Oregon (and rum-runners breaking them) combined with a massive war that changed the world and a global epidemic is worth paying attention to. Especially since history sometimes repeats itself. The early 20th century had a lot going on—much that seems nearly forgotten. I’m glad to see the movie 1917 is doing well—and we plan to see it this week. Although I’m not a fan of gruesome war movies, this era continues to intrigue me. Even as I wrapped up my Sunset Cove series with Turning Tide I was left wondering . . . what’s next? But isn’t that the beauty of story?